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noun
A virus, of the genus Mimivirus, associated with some amoebas; it has a very large capsid and complex genome
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noun
Ellipsis of Acanthamoeba polyphaga mimivirus (“APMV”).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, ellipsis
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History
Blend of microbe + mimicking + virus. From the genus name translingual Mimivirus
